Ohdearme Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Paris this morning, someone live their best life… SteersWithThrottle, HillmanImp and iainrcz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I went to a local car show yesterday in the Beetle, the weather put off a lot of people so it was quieter than last year but a good variety. My favourite car there was a base model 205 with 12.5k on the clock that looked like it was still owned by a giffer. Sadly I didn't get a pic of that one. CreepingJesus, Shite Ron, danthecapriman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Ein Rover 75. Yoss, HillmanImp, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 Few spots from my holidays darn sarf. These were spotted in Worthing. Turns out there was a classic car show at the Rugby Club in Angmering that we missed. Imp Jr got excited to see a Smart Roadster. Then we spotted another one round the corner. These were round the corner from my mums house: Was chatting to the lad in the Citroën garage for a bit. He'd only worked there a year or so but I assume this is the chap who used to work under Broadwater Bridge in Worthing years ago? Will probably be moving again soon as its getting sold off for houses. The lad working in the garage also owned this. Then there were these dotted around the place: This car was parked down the road Hmmmm. J R Hartley, danthecapriman, CreepingJesus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 These were in London. Imp Jr gets excited about G-Wagons as they're gangsta. Standard Science Museum stuff: SteersWithThrottle, CreepingJesus, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 These were at Angmering Oval. Imp Jr wanted to pose with a lot of these. Sported these 2 at the services on the way home. And the remains of this Escort at Odsal. AnnoyingPentium, CreepingJesus, 2110 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, HillmanImp said: assume this is the chap who used to work under Broadwater Bridge in Worthing years ago? Was that the 'new' road? Did you ever shop at Longlife on Broadwater St West? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Was that the 'new' road? Did you ever shop at Longlife on Broadwater St West? I'm pretty sure it was here back in 'nam behind Teville Gate. Google maps is a bit out of date here. Not sure about Longlifes, what was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Wrong place. Decent car accessories chain, early Les Smith. Worked there from1978, IIRC. BW st West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 42 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Wrong place. Decent car accessories chain, early Les Smith. Worked there from1978, IIRC. BW st West. Not sure. I probably did if they were still there in the mid 90s. Used to go to Northbrook college round that way so if they did car spares round there id have likely gone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I think they went bust in the late 80s or early 90s. Weird thing is, there's hardly any info about the chain online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 In Maidstone today. This looked just right and suprised me with how smooth and quiet the engine was. Barry Cade, danthecapriman, CreepingJesus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2110 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 8:51 PM, HillmanImp said: Now that's cool! I've been looking for one of these in the UK for over half of my life! Great to finally see one on UK plates (albeit past it's prime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, 2110 said: Now that's cool! I've been looking for one of these in the UK for over half of my life! Great to finally see one on UK plates (albeit past it's prime) Well the banger track is closing soon. Might be worth ringing them to see what the owner is doing with it as they're about to lose their storage. Last MOT expired in 2016 so its not been off the road that long. Might not be as bad as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Old boy rocked up at the pub, this lunchtime, in this. Crap pic, but gorgeous in the metal. Has one many moons ago. One of the best cars I have ever had. Barry Cade, Wibble, HMC and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2110 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 7 hours ago, HillmanImp said: Well the banger track is closing soon. Might be worth ringing them to see what the owner is doing with it as they're about to lose their storage. Last MOT expired in 2016 so its not been off the road that long. Might not be as bad as it looks. How did I not know this place existed so close to us 😫 My boy (10 in 6 days, not that he is counting down or anything 😂) would love it too! Think I need a visit of my own - do you know if you can enter the site at any time or just on event days? As for the Gaz, the front looks a little high to me (but might just be the angle of the photo vs uneven ground) so might not be much up front these days... And given my failure with the Lada which at least looks good from the outside I think this is probably a bit beyond my skills to save sadly! HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 I think you can probably just wander up there. Theres no gates or anything that I remember. I think its maybe a public right of way. However they've got racing on this Sunday, the week after and the first Sunday in October if you fancy popping down when a race is on. You have full access to the pits and can just wander around. 2110 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 This is in nice nick apart from a poor paint on offside wing and bumper. Dodgy respray I think. Interior was spotless pale blue/grey leather. ETA - 31500 miles at last MOT. Looks genuine too from the history. A 623 no less RayMK, AnnoyingPentium, CreepingJesus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said: Old boy rocked up at the pub, this lunchtime, in this. Crap pic, but gorgeous in the metal. Has one many moons ago. One of the best cars I have ever had. I had one and I agree; a fan-body-tastic car! I wished I kept mine, too! Cookiesouwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Looks like this place has shut down.. 🙁 AnnoyingPentium, 500tops and CreepingJesus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Woof 2110, Shite Ron, SteersWithThrottle and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 A Pholanskh trike (so says the DVLA) upon a pallet on the Isle of Shite yesterday. CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howe Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Love small pickups. Dyslexic Viking, Cookiesouwest, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Today at Dyrham Park nr Bath. In Camerton village on way home. Primrose yellow R75 on serpents. Shite Ron, howe, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovyboovy Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, howe said: Love small pickups. That is a normal size pickup, at least it was in the 1980, when i had a Ford P100 SteersWithThrottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 danthecapriman, CreepingJesus, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Watching the Lathe of heaven Did this car exist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Looks like it did, then. Familiar side/indicator lamps from the BL family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 hours ago, MikeR said: Watching the Lathe of heaven Did this car exist ? thats a Comuta-Van which itself is a a version Sebring Citi car (shown here a later one with hilariously over sized federal bumpers ) there was quite a range of very autoshite electric vehicles produced in the US during the 1970's CreepingJesus and MikeR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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